DEVELOPMENT OF THE ORGANIZATION OF AFRICAN UNITY (OAU) DRAFT CONVENTION

Work on the format, guidelines and objectives for a draft
Convention began on a step-by-step basis both before and during the
Nairobi session of the INCD. A small group of experts together with
the OAU Secretariat met to finalize the text that was sent to the
INCD Secretariat as the common African position. The format and
report were presented and approved at the OAU Heads of State Summit
in Cairo.